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Sinema and Manchin Know What They Are Doing

Business-friendly Democrats don’t need to worry about reelection when they can have lucrative second careers as lobbyists

We're Not Getting Free Community College

Here’s how to support workers equitably

How I Became One of 37,000 Homeless Veterans

Service in the Navy was supposed to guarantee a good civilian job later and access to needed medical care. It didn’t

PARTING SHOT - Avan Jogia

IF THERE’S ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE AVAN JOGIA, IT’S “UNDEFINABLE.”

Death from Above

Drones are cheap, accessible and potentially lethal. Could they cause the next 9/11?

Finn Wolfhard

“Even though it’s a property that has been around for so long, somehow it still feels new”

Under Fire

For Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallego, a potential challenger to Senator Kyrsten Sinema, January 6 brought back memories of combat in Iraq

We're Not There Yet

To end the pandemic, we need more vaccinations—not just new pills

The Youth Time Bomb

Youth unemployment surged with the Covid crisis and remains stubbornly high in many countries

Congress Just Can't Quit Facebook

Lawmakers of both parties assail the tech giant but are hooked on its core product

Togo Showed The World A Better Way To Do Stimulus

When lockdowns deprived millions of their livelihoods, even the poorest countries found new ways to send their people cash. Could this presage a new relationship between government and citizens?

The Vaccine's Last Mile Problem

India is racing to vaccinate its villages, including many in remote and desperately poor areas where suspicion of the government’s motives runs deep

The House That Zillow Built

A crisis at the company shows the risks of replacing good judgment with tech

Can Stacey Abrams Save the Democrats Again?

The Georgia progressive has big ambitions for the party (and for herself)

Hey, Google, Find Some Water for My Cows

Earth Engine, a data analysis service, is helping people around the world in ways simple satellite imaging can’t

THE ANTI-WOKE INVESTORS

New ETFs are pitching themselves to conservatives mad at corporate America

Cars? Jobs? Yes Maybe

Lordstown, Ohio, is getting a new factory making batteries for electric vehicles, but it will employ less than one-third as many workers as the auto plant it’s replacing

Unvaccinated? Time to Make an End-of-Life Plan

A good idea for anyone, advanced directives are especially important if you’re willing to risk a potentially fatal illness

Kristen Stewart

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Are Boeing and Airbus Flying Into a Bubble?

They’re launching freighters just as competition from retrofitted jets and cargo space on passenger planes is heating up

Tessa Thompson

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Sharing a Common Goal

Why Puerto Rico is the most vaccinated place in America

Under Pressure

After missteps and party infighting can Joe Biden save his presidency?

The Money Game: Jen Wieczner

Revolt of the Goldman Juniors Wall Street’s youngest want more cash and better conditions. But mostly cash.

Ransomware HQ

Moscow’s tallest tower houses multiple companies that experts say are using Bitcoin to launder money

UPS Is Winning the Delivery Wars

FedEx’s nonunion workers and contractor drivers were supposed to give it an edge. Nope

Now Crypto Is Barking at Me

The Shiba Inu coin craze sparks demand for the namesake puppies

The Real PayoffFrom China's Covid Vaccines

Its drugmakers hope exports of coronavirus shots will lead to sales of inoculations for other diseases

India's Fintech Boom

A government-backed system of digital payments has set offa wave of innovation

Two Afghanistans, One Diplomat's Seat

The Taliban want the UN to recognize their ambassador. The old ambassador isn’t budging